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Randy Ford Author-danger overseas, real and imagined

Randy Ford wrote 10 months ago:       It is the fondness of repeating the same stories, the excitement of reliving them, that leads … more →

Tags: Randy's Story, World's hot spots, Tigers, Wars, Danger

The Stick-Flick Approach1 comment

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago: And so the final term of the school year has arrived. Last year, at our annual end of the year meeti … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, development, Island

Instalment 27; Fatfat Tumas

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago: At Thursday study group we learnt about obesity. Obesity in Bislama is ‘fatfat tumas’ (fat fat too m … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, Beautiful, Diet, Eating, Fat

Comments2 comments

writesofway wrote 1 year ago: Post your comments about the articles and walks on this site here … more →

Tags: Comments, walking, Wilderness, mountains, islands, Travelogue, writing, Cycling, outdoors

Writes of Way

writesofway wrote 1 year ago: Share your articles about walking here … more →

Tags: Writes of Way, walking, Wilderness, mountains, islands, Travelogue, writing, Cycling, outdoors

Instalment 25; Did anyone see where my island went?2 comments

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago: Today I had an epiphany. Maybe I didn’t, I’m not really sure what an epiphany is. I had a moment of … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, climate change, development, Global Warming, third world

Instalment 24; The Alfie Executive and Associates

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago: A week in Magerette’s kindy, out by the beach. First up on Monday morning was ‘morning story’. It wa … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, Vanuatu, Gossip, Kindergarten, development, aid, santo

Instalment 23; Ludicrous Things...

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago: It’s Jans job to develop women’s businesses in the villages. Jan is with ‘Australian Volunteers Inte … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, Villages, Tax, Microfinance

Instalment 21; No room for Dinosaurs:

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago:   If Santo was famous, it would be famous for its sunsets. I often hear people say; “Santo is famous … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, Island, Education, development, Dinosaurs

Instalment 19; More Rasperry Cordial

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago:   Filling in the forms for study has been quite an adventure. I trapes out to the school and lye on … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, adventure, baked beans

Instalment 18; Emotional Survival

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago: My workshops this week are out on the edge of Luganville; I stand on the side of the road and wait f … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, Jungle, development, reggae, Villages, aid

Instalment 17; Invoking spirit

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago: I went to watch some custom dancing. A tribe from south Santo had come into town and built a fire up … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, Tribes, Spirit, development, Dance, Energy

Instalment 16; Is it me Who is Odd?:

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago:   I have been doing literacy workshops every afternoon. The mornings I spend walking from school to … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, Inspiration, aid and development, Coconut trees

Instalment 15; An Immeasurable Speed:

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago: Time has been passing by at an odd immeasurable speed, which travels both slower and faster than tim … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, Volunteer, Education, time, development, South Pacific

Instalment 14; The Coconut Rebellion:

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago:   I was picked up at 6am. I had dinner with the New Zealand high commissioner, who was visiting Sant … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, Education, Travel, development

Installment 13; Spiders and coconut shells

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago: I am suddenly becoming quite busy.  Partly because I have started working for World Vision. I didn’t … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, naked people, poverty, aid and development

Installment 12; The phone man

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago: Suddenly the markets are full. Many types of vegetable are available. Yesterday I bought tomatoes, b … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, Vanuatu, Island, Isolation, cooking, phone man

Installment 11; Not necessary to have coffee

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago: Our apartments are made of concrete. There are three of them joined together in a row. The volunteer … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, Volunteer, Travel, Solitude

Installment 10; The Lemon Man

islandbridget wrote 1 year ago: The real estate agent is having problems with the lemon man. Last night at an expat gathering; as he … more →

Tags: Life, Thoughts, Vanuatu, wild grey afros


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